Maria tends an 8-foot-wide by 50-yard-long strip that is wedged between the main road and a 15-foot drop.
Photo by Gwen Hill The hydroponic system on the Science Barge keeps vegetables healthy and strong. The small spinach, totsoi, kale, chard, parsley, basil and dill plants growing in the Science Barge greenhouse look sturdy and bright. It’s hard to imagine that 50 pounds of produce had been harvested and donated to a Yonkers, N.Y. food pantry in early […]
Courtesy of Thinkstock Yellowstone partnership will create less plastic waste. A new recycling partnership has been forged between Yellowstone National Park and Universal Textile Technologies. This new partnership creates and protects jobs for the American workforce, reduces the amount of plastic bottles that go into landfills and helps Yellowstone National Park meet its recycling goals. Universal Textile has […]
It’s wonderful being surrounded by so many animals all the time, but let’s face it: It can be hard to spend enough time with all of them when you are busy working and doing chores just to take care of them.
As you may be able to guess from the title of today’s post, I’m typing this blog with only nine fingers.
Courtesy iStockphoto/Thinkstock Budweiser is encouraging men to not shave in order to save water. This weekend, as the international community gears up for World Environment Day (June 5, 2011), Budweiser is asking adult men across the U.S. to help save 1 million gallons of water by not shaving. As part of Budweiser’s ongoing commitment to […]
Photo by Judith Hausman Ready to harvest lettuces fill the hoop house. This summer, you’re going to hear more than once about a wonderful growing project I’m a part of. A group of about 10 of us are gardening/farming a very well-prepared plot together. We each have a weekly work slot, which may increase when […]
Courtesy Ryan McVay/Photodisc/Thinkstock According to a survey, less people think consumers should be responsible for recycling product packaging. In the just-completed wave of shopper research on environmentally friendly packaging conducted by Perception Research Services, 38 percent of shoppers agreed that consumers should be responsible for recycling packaging, down from 42 percent in 2009, with Midwest […]
When I’m surrounded by horses, chickens, rabbits and the most charming Corgi in the world, it’s easy to take my cats for granted.
Courtesy Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock Use a ceiling fan to keep cool and cut down on energy costs. While you’re at it, switch out the incandescent light bulbs for extra energy savings. As Memorial Day weekend approaches, it feels like summer is just around the corner. Once temperatures rise, the average home spends almost 20 percent of […]
